Hi,
Some guy hit a transformer up the street with his car and the whole neighborhood was out for 3 hrs or so.....
Lights went out, I sprang into action:
1) 2D Mag with Nite-ize on the kitchen counter - bounce mode
2) 3D MagLED my carry around light
3) A2 around my neck, LEDs on
4) wife got my X5 and Dorcy Super 1W 123
She went to her parents with the baby and the puppy where the AC worked, I stayed to "tough it out"
Went for a walk around the neighborhood, was a surprising number of people outside just sitting. Talked with a few people who managed to get through to the power company and got some details.....walking around it turns out I knew more than almost anyone just from walking around talking....
Lights I had on me: A2 around my neck, LEDs on so that passing cars wouldn't miss me, spare batts in my pocket
Carry light - Mag85....totally blew a guys mind with this one, he had one of those 6V spotlights that his neighbor lent him......he was shining it up in the air and down the block "Hey man, look, 3 blocks away and I can still light up that stop sign......."
Then speaking to me, spying my 3D mag..."Hey you should get one of these, man, stop messing with Maglites......they're junk"
I said, "Yeah, you're right" and then lit up the entire street to the T-intersection about a 1/4 mile away.......his jaw dropped.
"whoa......that is a bright f**king light.......that's a Maglite?"
Lights came on about an hour ago or so
Only gripe: wish it had happened in the fall, hot as anything outside....
dragoman
Some guy hit a transformer up the street with his car and the whole neighborhood was out for 3 hrs or so.....
Lights went out, I sprang into action:
1) 2D Mag with Nite-ize on the kitchen counter - bounce mode
2) 3D MagLED my carry around light
3) A2 around my neck, LEDs on
4) wife got my X5 and Dorcy Super 1W 123
She went to her parents with the baby and the puppy where the AC worked, I stayed to "tough it out"
Went for a walk around the neighborhood, was a surprising number of people outside just sitting. Talked with a few people who managed to get through to the power company and got some details.....walking around it turns out I knew more than almost anyone just from walking around talking....
Lights I had on me: A2 around my neck, LEDs on so that passing cars wouldn't miss me, spare batts in my pocket
Carry light - Mag85....totally blew a guys mind with this one, he had one of those 6V spotlights that his neighbor lent him......he was shining it up in the air and down the block "Hey man, look, 3 blocks away and I can still light up that stop sign......."
Then speaking to me, spying my 3D mag..."Hey you should get one of these, man, stop messing with Maglites......they're junk"
I said, "Yeah, you're right" and then lit up the entire street to the T-intersection about a 1/4 mile away.......his jaw dropped.
"whoa......that is a bright f**king light.......that's a Maglite?"
Lights came on about an hour ago or so
Only gripe: wish it had happened in the fall, hot as anything outside....
dragoman
